Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Eligibility
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the school transport scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if the decision... - FÁS Training Programmes
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if now that FÁS has been amagamated with the Department of Social Protection, if the payment schedules for both can be brought into line... - Employment Support Services
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the feasibility of unemployed job seekers having to pay their own travel expenses to attend training that will allow them to... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland refused to allow an initial application on behalf of a student (details supplied) in County Clare;... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Student Universal Support Ireland system of application for student grants takes into account the accommodation and living expenses of a... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a student grant. [27123/13] - School Accommodation
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the delay in announcing a decision in respect of the future accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24;... - Vocational Education Committees Expenditure
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he has offered vocational education committees with regard to making savings in their budgets in view of reduced allocations; the... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding under the emergency works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects Status
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received an application, under the school building programme, for Stage 2B approval from a school (details supplied) in... - School Patronage
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planned post primary school in the Stepaside area in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Amalgamation
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a query regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27195/13] - Schools Building Projects Status
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the new multi-denominational school building at Griffith Barracks, South Circular Road, Dublin 8; when an design... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or his Department has consulted with any of the following organisations, the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board, Applied Behaviour... - School Staffing
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the EAL teacher is being removed from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath when the school clearly needs this invaluable... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the interest of fairness and to ensure access to the school of choice, if fee paying schools from a minority faith background could be exempt... - Literacy Levels
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will look favourably upon the request of the National Adult Literacy Agency to amend the Further Education and Training (SOLAS) Bill to... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department has allocated or committed to paying off the debts of a particular college (details supplied) in County... - Minor Works Scheme Suspension
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the financial impact the withdrawal of the minor works grant is having on many schools; if he will review this... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions No. 223 and 230 of 28 May 2013, the assistance his Department will provide to parents unable to find tutors... - Oideachas Gaeilge
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an gcuirfidh sé acmhainní agus tacaíocht bhreise ar fáil do scoil (sonraí ar fáil) chun gur féidir an... - School Transport Provision
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when and where E-tenders for school transport for 2013 were advertised; if he will indicate the deadline for pre-qualification; if this deadline... - School Staffing
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary mainstream posts he intends to withdraw from schools in the Dublin Central constituency for the 2013/2014 academic... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the interventions his Department recognises as essential tools for teachers to do their job in respect of autistic persons; and the plans, if... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy in respect of dual enrolment when children with autism and autism spectrum disorders are concerned; and if he will make a statement on... - School Staffing
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurance that an essential staff member who is retiring from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be replaced... - School Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will recognise the difference in the structure of funding of Protestant secondary schools and reinstate the previous supports provided by... - School Accommodation
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will open this September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/13] - Schools Amalgamation
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position regarding an application by two primary schools (details supplied) in County Westmeath to amalgamate; and if he will make a... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been put in place with regard to the improvements of the Student Universal Support Ireland system; if a guaranteed... - School Funding
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost to the Exchequer of Kilkenny College in 2012/13 while it was a fee-charging school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Literacy Levels
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the proposal that the Further Education and Training Bill 2013 will include a specific commitment to raise adult literacy and... - School Equipment
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available for the provision of an outdoor play area at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide this Deputy with a list of all secondary schools, phone numbers, pupil number, principals and autism facilities in the Dublin... - Value for Money Reviews
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the value for money review of small primary schools has been finalised yet; and if he will outline the recommendations of the report and any... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports, if any, available for students studying in performing arts/ musical theatre courses abroad [26826/13] - Departmental Properties
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if the lease for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 has been signed between his Department and the vocational education... - School Equipment
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a problem being experienced by a primary school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in accessing an internet... - National Educational Psychological Service Remit
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate more funding to schools for student psychological reports (details supplied) [26832/13] - Schools Building Projects Status
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of his Department's plans for a new school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the school was previously on a... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received any correspondence from representatives of professional organisations or academics warning of... - School Curriculum
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an examination has been carried out by his Department into the value of giving homework for children in primary school; if his Department has... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the range of supports available from his Department for students with narcolepsy including reasonable accommodation at exam... - Schools Building Projects Status
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will further examine the case of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, which has been taken off the schools' capital buildings... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special needs assistant/pupil ratio in the special schools in counties Limerick, Kerry and Cork. [26988/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 28 March 2013, the reason training and supervision in ABA is optional for the teachers of children... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [27015/13] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of student grant applications submitted to SUSI that have been deemed ineligible as they have not been completed... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the difficulties being experienced by students trying to access information on third level grants; the reason they are being... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that were made in 2012/2013 as a result of no longer being able to combine learning support and resource allocation to create a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 22 May 2013, if he will clarify his reply regarding the subject of the July provision scheme for... - School Staffing
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to the staffing levels at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27010/13] - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their Student Universal Support Ireland grant appeal; and if he will... - School Transport Eligibility
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received free student travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when an... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make... - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a college of further education (details supplied) in Dublin 10 that provides higher education courses is eligible to apply to offer... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate a full-time special needs assistant to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure a child with special needs... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Designation
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details suplied) in County Westmeath has been refused DEIS recognition when the number of students from disadvantaged... - Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a home tuition grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if independently managed community education providers will continue to be recognised and resourced in supporting persons to develop personally,... - EU Directives
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of... - Departmental Expenditure
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if is considering a contingency plan for protestant parents who may no longer be able to afford to send their children to protestant fee paying... - School Transport Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in responding to representations regarding transport for children (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will... - Home Tuition Scheme Administration
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a date for the issuance of his policy on autism and the reason the DFS are operating the home tuition scheme in an inequitable... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a special needs assistant for the next school year. [27547/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the July provision scheme, if he will clarify if siblings are to be allocated hours as per group teaching principles in line with... - Third Level Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €20 million reduction in grants to universities and other institutes of higher education included in the 2013 revised estimates... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a special needs assistant to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27570/13] - School Enrolments
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure adequate school places for children living in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a... - Croke Park Agreement Savings
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the savings made by all the institutes of technology here by the additional two teaching hours that lecturers were obliged to... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Cork is entitled to a fee grant in respect of their third level studies in the 2012/13 academic year under the... - School Transport Eligibility
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare cannot be facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school bus route (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Youthreach Programme
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of approved places allocated to County Cork Vocational Education Committee under the Youthreach further education training programme... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a decision by Student Universal Support Ireland to assess a person's (details supplied) in Dublin 24 as dependent on their... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made to alter the July home provision for children with autism; his views on whether the cutting of these services... - School Transport Eligibility
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Cavan was not granted free transport; if the child will be granted free transport upon moving to... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Eligibility
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was told they were ineligible for VTOS despite having been told previously they were; the... - School Enrolments
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow that is due to open in the near future is entitled to adopt a policy of enrolment where... - State Examinations Issues
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that special needs students sitting State Examinations with the assistance of electronic aids such as... - Schools Building Projects Status
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions No. 90 of 24 April and No. 343 of 21 May if he will provide details of the criteria used, if any, and the... - State Examinations Fee Exemptions
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form on a yearly and Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate basis, the details in each year from 2007 to 2013,... - State Examinations Commission
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of supervisors currently monitoring State examinations; the number of these that are retired teachers; and if he will make a statement... - Teaching Contracts
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by him or his Department in addressing the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); the plans he has or is... - Departmental Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide consideration to the needs of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind which is in need of an additional €500,000 to protect... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not receive their Student Universal Support Ireland grant monthly payment on 31 May in... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are still students awaiting a decision on their 2012/13 higher education grant... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the National Policy on Educating Children with Autism will be published by his Department in view of the recommendation made by the... - School Patronage
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to abandon the current national school model, in view of the findings contained in the recent report of the Forum of Patronage and... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the recently changed policy in relation to the July provision scheme for families in which there is more than one child who... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant under Student Universal Support Ireland which has been notified to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as being approved... - Schools Building Projects Status
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and the prospects of this plan being... - Schools Building Projects Applications
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he intends to make funding available for the provision of a new school and refurbishment of the existing building (details supplied) in... - Education and Training Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are in place regarding the training of persons for the retail and hospitality sectors; his plans regarding the advancement of... - Schools Designation
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to expedite a decision in relation to an application for change of status in respect of a school (details supplied) in... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for a State examinations student to be assessed under the disability access route to education for an academic year in which...
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